Officials on the presidency and law. Ule of the Federalist Society hosted the 90 minute event. Judge jones good afternoon. And i am ajones judge on the fifth Circuit Court of appeals. This conferences on the powers of the executive office into the the powersce is on of the executive office. Constitution prescribes that the president will make sure the laws are effectively executed and swears an oath to that effect upon taking office. Norms have developed the control the exercise so presidency is not used as a tool to punish enemies or reward political friends. The questions our panelists will be addressing is how does the rule of law constrain the presidency, what role do these norms play, have norms surrounding the president s and ife of power eroded so, what role has the media, publicmedia and the played in the our guests jack goldsmith. He is a senior fellow at the harvard. Professor at to have his most recent wellknown books include after trump reconstructing the presidency and inh
I am bernard shaw of cnn. Cable news network. My colleagues are ann compton, of abc news. Margaret warner of newsweek magazine. And andrew mitchell, of nbc news. The candidates are Vice President george bush, republican nominee and governor michael dukakis. For the next 90 minutes we will be questioning the candidates by representatives of the two campaigns, however there are no restrictions on the questions that my colleague and i can ask this evening and the candidates have no prior knowledge of our questions. By agreement between the candidates, the first question goes to governor jackies. You have two minutes to respond. Governor if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, which you favored and irrevocably Death Penalty for the killer. No i dont, bernard. And i think you know that i post Death Penalty, all of my life. I dont see any evidence, and i think there are better and more effective ways to deal with crime. We have done so in my own state, and its one of the reasons why we hav
Michael dukakis. Candidates took questions on taxes, the budget deficit, defense spending, and each candidates choice of running mate. Good evening, on behalf of the commission on president ial debates, i am pleased to welcome you to the second president ial debate. Im bernard shaw of cnn, cable news network. My colleagues on the panel are and cotton of abc news. Margaret warner of newsweek magazine. And Andrea Mitchell of nbc news. The candidates are Vice President george bush, the republican nominee, and governor michael dukakis. [applause] for the next 90 minutes will be questioning the candidates in a format designed and agreed to by representatives of the two campaigns. However, there are no restrictions on the questions that my colleagues and i can ask this evening. And the candidates have no prior knowledge of our questions. By agreement between the candidates, the first question goes to governor dukakis. You have two minutes to respond. Governor, if Kitty Dukakis were raped and
In 1988 republican Vice President ial candidate dan quayle and democratic Vice President ial candidate Lloyd Bentsen debated in omaha, nebraska. A panel of four journalists asked questions of the candidate. Good evening. On behalf of the commission on president ial debates, im pleased to welcome you to this Vice President ial debate. Im Judy Woodruff of pbss Mcneil Newshour and frontline. My colleagues are John Margolis of chicago tribune, tom brokaw of nbc news and brit hume of abc news. The importance of tonights debate is underscored by two facts, both george bush and Michael Dukakis said their selections of a running mate would reveal a lot about themselves. Based on the history since world war ii, there is almost a 50 50 chance one of the two men herep to t tonight will welcome president of the United States. The candidates are senator dan quayle, the republican nominee, and senator Lloyd Bentsen, the democratic nominee. For the next 90 minutes we will be questioning the candidate
Tribune, tom brokaw of nbc, and brit hume of abc news. The importance of tonights debate is underscored by two facts. Both george bush and Michael Dukakis said their selections of a running mate would reveal a lot about themselves. And based on the history since world war ii, there is almost a 5050 chance that one of the two men here tonight will become president of the United States. The candidates are senator dan quayle, the republican nominee, and senator Lloyd Bentsen, the democratic nominee. [applause] Judy Woodruff for the next 90 minutes, we will be questioning the candidates following a format designed and agreed to by representatives of the two campaigns. However, there are no restrictions on the questions that my colleagues and i may ask this evening. By prior agreement between the two candidates, the first question goes to senator quayle, and you have two minutes to respond. Senator, you have been criticized, as we all know, for your decision to stay out of the vietnam war,